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US Proposes Expanding UN Arms Embargo to All of Sudan
The United States has put forward a UN Security Council resolution to extend the Darfur arms embargo to cover all of Sudan, aiming to curb external military support to warring parties. The proposal has drawn support from some Western nations but faces opposition from Russia and Sudan's government.
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US Proposes Expanding UN Arms Embargo to All of Sudan
The United States has proposed expanding the existing United Nations arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region to cover the entire country, aiming to pressure the warring parties to negotiate an end to a conflict that has killed at least 59,000 people and displaced some 13 million. The proposal was presented by President Donald Trump's senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, during a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Monday.
Boulos argued that external support is prolonging the war, saying the Security Council has the tools to curtail "a tremendous and increasing amount of military support to both warring parties" from "numerous external actors." He did not name countries providing that support, though Egypt has been a vocal supporter of Sudan's military, and the United Arab Emirates is accused by UN experts and human rights groups of arming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an accusation the UAE has repeatedly denied.
The US draft resolution, obtained by The Associated Press, expands the embargo geographically to cover the whole of Sudan and applies it "to all parties operating in the territory," reaffirming that drones and related technologies are covered. The resolution also deplores "the continuous influx of external military assistance, weapons, and ammunition to the warring parties, which is prolonging the conflict and undermining mediation efforts," and demands that all countries "cease any direct or indirect support to the warring parties, be it logistical, financial or military, which enables conflict to continue."
Boulos said the brutality of the war waged by the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces has discredited their claims to be legitimate governors, and warned that external support risks drawing neighboring states deeper into war. The US plan would also increase the number of experts monitoring the embargo.
The existing embargo on Darfur, imposed by UN Security Council Resolution 1591 in 2005, has been in place for two decades and is set to expire on September 12, 2026, if not amended or renewed. The panel of experts established by the resolution has been renewed until 12 October 2026.
Reactions and Opposition
Sudan's UN envoy, Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed, urged members to endorse a "technical extension" of the embargo while warning against changes that would hamper the army. "Sudan suffers the most from weapons and their illegal flow. However, expanding such a sanctions regime will weaken the protection of civilians," he said.
Russia, which holds veto power in the Security Council, voiced skepticism over changes to the existing deal, saying expanding the embargo could impact the Sudanese army's effectiveness.
Denmark, Britain, and France have backed the US proposal, while China, Russia, and Sudan's representative openly opposed it.
UN Officials' Warnings
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo warned of the conflict's increasing complexity and said sophisticated weaponry points to ongoing external support to both parties. She told the Security Council that despite numerous diplomatic efforts, "the parties remain locked in a zero-sum military logic," and that "greater international attention and action are urgently needed for them to change that calculus."
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher noted the heavy use of drones and localized ground combat in recent weeks. Experts say Sudan's army and the RSF are competing to obtain new drone models, and rights groups have said the use of unmanned aircraft has become increasingly common in the war.
War's Toll
The conflict, now in its fourth year, stems from a power struggle that emerged following Sudan's transition to democracy after an uprising forced the ouster of longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Tensions boiled over three years later between Sudan's military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, who chairs the ruling sovereign council, and RSF commander Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who was Burhan's deputy.
Sudan's army holds sway in central and eastern regions, while the RSF controls western and southern Darfur. Darfur has seen some of the worst violence, including repeated attacks on displacement camps and ethnic massacres.
Burhan said Monday that new sanctions would not deter his troops from carrying on with their war until all RSF-controlled areas are captured, according to the army-controlled SUNA news agency. "Our souls and destiny are in God's hands," he said while attending a graduation ceremony of new police officers in Khartoum. "Our message to those staying in hotels abroad and cheering at sanctions that are meant to subjugate the Sudanese people is the following: The people will not be broken, but we will break and defeat you."
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Framing: Emphasizes the impact of weapons on Sudanese women and advocates for an arms embargo as crucial for their protection. — Advocacy-oriented and concerned, emphasizing the need for action to protect women and end the war.
Facts Included:
The US has submitted a draft Security Council resolution to extend the arms embargo to the whole of Sudan.
Denmark, Britain, and France backed the US proposal, while China, Russia, and Sudan's representative opposed it.
UN Security Council Resolution 1591, adopted in 2005, imposed an arms embargo on Darfur.
The panel of experts established by the resolution has been renewed until 12 October 2026.
The sanctions committee examines alleged violations by states, entities, or parties supplying weapons in breach of the resolution.
Koko, an activist, says women are paying a particular price for the continuation of the war.
Journalist Madiha Abdullah rejects the idea that women or civilian communities should become part of mobilisation and military preparedness.
Lawyer Noun Kashkoush explains that arms embargoes imposed by the UN Security Council generally include mechanisms for monitoring implementation.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the US proposal to expand the UN arms embargo to cover all of Sudan.
Facts Included:
The United States on Monday proposed expanding an existing UN arms embargo for Darfur to cover all of Sudan.
US Envoy Massad Boulos made the proposal during a UN Security Council meeting in New York.
Boulos said the brutality of the war waged by the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces has discredited their claims to be legitimate governors.
Boulos warned that external financial and military support is fueling the conflict and risks drawing neighboring states deeper into war.
The US plan would expand the embargo geographically and materially to include unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies.
The US plan would also increase the number of experts monitoring the embargo.
The Darfur embargo has been in place for two decades and will expire on September 12, 2026, if not amended or renewed.
Sudan's UN envoy Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed urged members to endorse a 'technical extension' of the embargo while warning against changes that would hamper the army.
Mohamed said Sudan suffers the most from weapons and their illegal flow, and expanding sanctions would weaken the protection of civilians.
Russia has voiced skepticism over changes to the existing deal, saying expanding the embargo could impact the Sudanese army's effectiveness.
UN Under Secretary General Rosemary Di Carlo warned of the conflict's increasing complexity and said sophisticated weaponry points to ongoing external support to both parties.
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher noted the heavy use of drones and localized ground combat in recent weeks.
The war in Sudan, now in its fourth year, has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.
Sudan's army holds sway in central and eastern regions, while the Rapid Support Forces control western and southern Darfur.
Darfur has seen some of the worst violence, including repeated attacks on displacement camps and ethnic massacres.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the U.S. urging new U.N. sanctions to push Sudan's rivals to negotiate an end to the war.
Facts Included:
The United States is urging beefed-up sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan.
At least 59,000 people have been killed and some 13 million displaced.
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, spoke to the U.N. Security Council on Monday.
Boulos said financial, military and political support given to either the government forces or the rival paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, remains a driver of the conflict.
Boulos did not name any countries providing that support.
Egypt has been a vocal supporter of Sudan’s military, while the United Arab Emirates is accused by experts and human rights groups of providing arms to the RSF, which it has repeatedly denied.
Boulos said the Security Council has the tools to curtail the provision of 'a tremendous and increasing amount of military support to both warring parties' from 'numerous external' countries.
The proposed U.S. resolution would expand the arms embargo to cover the entire country.
The U.S. draft resolution deplores 'the continuous influx of external military assistance, weapons, and ammunition to the warring parties, which is prolonging the conflict and undermining mediation efforts.'
The resolution demands that all countries 'cease any direct or indirect support to the warring parties, be it logistical, financial or military, which enables conflict to continue.'
The conflict exploded from a power struggle following Sudan’s transition to democracy after an uprising forced the military ouster of Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.
Tensions boiled over between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and RSF commander Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Burhan said Monday that new sanctions would not deter his troops, according to army-controlled SUNA news agency.
U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo said the parties remain locked in a zero-sum military campaign.
Framing: US urging new UN sanctions as a means to pressure Sudan's rivals into negotiations
Facts Included:
The United States is urging beefed-up sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan
The fighting has killed at least 59,000 people and displaced some 13 million
Many parts of the African nation have been pushed into famine
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, told the Security Council on Monday
Financial, military and political support given to either the government forces or the rival paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, remains a driver of the conflict, now in its fourth year
Boulos did not name any countries providing that support
Egypt has been a vocal supporter of Sudan’s military
The United Arab Emirates is accused by experts and human rights groups of providing arms to the RSF, which it has repeatedly denied
Boulos said the Security Council has the tools to curtail the provision of 'a tremendous and increasing amount of military support to both warring parties' from 'numerous external actors'
UN-backed human rights investigators two years ago called for the expansion of an arms embargo on Sudan’s long-restive western Darfur region to cover the entire country
Boulos said a proposed US resolution before the Security Council would expand the arms embargo throughout Sudan
The proposed resolution would apply 'to all parties operating in the territory' and reaffirm that drones and related technologies are part of the arms embargo
Experts say Sudan's army and the RSF are competing to obtain new drone models
The US draft resolution deplores 'the continuous influx of external military assistance, weapons, and ammunition to the warring parties, which is prolonging the conflict and undermining mediation efforts'
The proposed resolution demands that all countries 'cease any direct or indirect support to the warring parties, be it logistical, financial or military, which enables conflict to continue'
The conflict exploded from a power struggle that emerged following Sudan’s transition to democracy after an uprising forced the military ouster of longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019
Burhan said Monday that new sanctions would not deter his troops from carrying on with their war until all RSF-controlled areas are captured, according to the army-controlled SUNA news agency
Burhan said: 'Our souls and destiny are in God’s hands'
He said: 'Our message to those staying in hotels abroad and cheering at sanctions that are meant to subjugate the Sudanese people is the following: The people will not be broken, but we will break and defeat you.'
Framing: The headline emphasizes the US urging new UN sanctions to pressure Sudan's rivals to negotiate an end to the war.
Facts Included:
The United States is urging beefed-up U.N. sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan to build pressure on them to negotiate an end to the fighting that has killed at least 59,000 people, displaced some 13 million and pushed many parts of the African nation into famine.
President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, told told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that financial, military and political support given to either the government forces or the rival paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, remains a driver of the conflict, now in its fourth year.
Boulos did not name any countries providing that support.
Egypt has been a vocal supporter of Sudan’s military, while the United Arab Emirates is accused by U.N. experts and human rights groups of providing arms to the RSF, which it has repeatedly denied.
He said the Security Council has the tools to curtail the provision of “a tremendous and increasing amount of military support to both warring parties” from “numerous external actors.”
U.N.-backed human rights investigators two years ago called for the expansion of an arms embargo on Sudan’s long-restive western Darfur region — scene of mass atrocities between 2003 and 2005 — to cover the entire country.
Boulos said a proposed U.S. resolution before the U.N. Security Council would expand the arms embargo throughout Sudan. It also would apply “to all parties operating in the territory” and reaffirm that drones and related technologies are part of the arms embargo.
Experts say Sudan’s army and the RSF are competing to obtain new drone models. Rights groups have said the use of unmanned aircraft has become increasingly common in the northeast African nation’s war.
The U.S. draft resolution, obtained by The Associated Press, deplores “the continuous influx of external military assistance, weapons, and ammunition to the warring parties, which is prolonging the conflict and undermining mediation efforts,” including launching dronesand unmanned aerial systems from third countries.
The proposed resolution demands that all countries “cease any direct or indirect support to the warring parties, be it logistical, financial or military, which enables conflict to continue.”
The conflict exploded from a power struggle that emerged following Sudan’s transition to democracy after an uprising forced the military ouster of longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.
Tensions boiled over three years later between Sudan’s military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, who chairs the ruling sovereign council, and RSF commander Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who was Burhan’s deputy.
Burhan said Monday that new sanctions would not deter his troops from carrying on with their war until all RSF-controlled areas are captured, according to the army-controlled SUNA news agency. “Our soulsand destiny are in God’s hands,” he said while attending the graduation ceremony of new police officers in the capital, Khartoum. “Our message to those staying in hotels abroadand cheering at sanctions that are meant to subjugate the Sudanese people is the following: The people will not be broken, but we will breakand defeat you.”
U.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told told the Security Council that despite numerous diplomatic efforts to get government and paramilitary leaders to start negotiations and end hostilities, “the parties remain locked in a zero-sum military logic.” “Greater international attentionand action are urgently needed for them to change that calculus,” she said.
Associated Press writer Noha Elhennawy in Cairo contributed to this report.
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ClaimThe United States is urging beefed-up U.N. sanctions against the warring parties in Sudan to build pressure on them to negotiate an end to the fighting.
ClaimPresident Donald Trump's senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, Massad Boulos, told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that financial, military and political support given to either the government forces or the rival paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, remains a driver of the conflict, now in its fourth year.
ClaimBoulos said the Security Council has the tools to curtail the provision of 'a tremendous and increasing amount of military support to both warring parties' from 'numerous external actors.'
ClaimU.N.-backed human rights investigators two years ago called for the expansion of an arms embargo on Sudan's long-restive western Darfur region — scene of mass atrocities between 2003 and 2005 — to cover the entire country.
ClaimBoulos said a proposed U.S. resolution before the U.N. Security Council would expand the arms embargo throughout Sudan. It also would apply 'to all parties operating in the territory' and reaffirm that drones and related technologies are part of the arms embargo.
ClaimThe U.S. draft resolution, obtained by The Associated Press, deplores 'the continuous influx of external military assistance, weapons, and ammunition to the warring parties, which is prolonging the conflict and undermining mediation efforts,' including launching drones and unmanned aerial systems from third countries.
ClaimThe proposed resolution demands that all countries 'cease any direct or indirect support to the warring parties, be it logistical, financial or military, which enables conflict to continue.'
ClaimThe conflict exploded from a power struggle that emerged following Sudan's transition to democracy after an uprising forced the military ouster of longtime autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.
ClaimTensions boiled over three years later between Sudan's military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, who chairs the ruling sovereign council, and RSF commander Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who was Burhan's deputy.
ClaimBurhan said Monday that new sanctions would not deter his troops from carrying on with their war until all RSF-controlled areas are captured, according to the army-controlled SUNA news agency.
ClaimBurhan said: 'Our message to those staying in hotels abroad and cheering at sanctions that are meant to subjugate the Sudanese people is the following: The people will not be broken, but we will break and defeat you.'
ClaimU.N. political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that despite numerous diplomatic efforts to get government and paramilitary leaders to start negotiations and end hostilities, 'the parties remain locked in a zero-sum military logic.'
ClaimBoulos said the brutality of the war waged by the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces has discredited their claims to be legitimate governors.
ClaimSudan's UN envoy Al-Harith Idriss al-Harith Mohamed urged members to endorse a 'technical extension' of the embargo while warning against changes that would hamper the army.
ClaimUN Under Secretary General Rosemary Di Carlo warned of the conflict's increasing complexity and said sophisticated weaponry points to ongoing external support to both parties.
ClaimPolitical and human rights activist Nemat Koko believes the proliferation and continued flow of weapons are directly linked to the continuation of the war, and that reducing the warring parties' ability to obtain and use weapons can limit the scope of violence against civilians.
ClaimKoko says women are paying a particular price for the continuation of the war, especially as the risks of sexual and gender-based violence increase.
ClaimLawyer and director of the Al-Jazeera Observatory for Human Rights Noun Kashkoush explains that arms embargoes imposed by the UN Security Council generally include mechanisms for monitoring implementation and addressing violations or breaches.